7 Best universities for Architecture in South Africa

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Below is a list of best universities in South Africa ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 8.08K citations received by 1.13K academic papers made by 7 universities in South Africa was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Pretoria

For Architecture

#2 in Africa
#352 in the World
Enrollment
48,174
Founded
1908

5. University of Johannesburg

For Architecture

#13 in Africa
#707 in the World
Enrollment
49,910
Founded
2005

6. University of KwaZulu-Natal

For Architecture

#20 in Africa
#916 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
2004

7. University of South Africa

For Architecture

#28 in Africa
#1053 in the World
Enrollment
420,000
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1873

The best cities to study Architecture in South Africa based on the number of universities and their ranks are Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Stellenbosch.